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The Cambria Somerset Authority will use reserve funds to meet its debt obligation next month due to anticipated loan deferments from Cambria County. Authority members voted Thursday to use money from the $626,000 account to cover Cambria's half of a semiannual $493,000 payment on the $6.5 million Quemahoning water system debt. The payment is due in June. "I don't know what we're going to do without that money," authority Chairman Jim Greco told Cambria County Commissioner Mark Wissinger.

Seven veterans will be inducted into the latest class of the Cambria County Military Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the War Memorial Arena in Johnstown. The inductees are: • Corp. Eugene McIntyre, Johnstown McIntyre was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the 130th Ambulance Company in France on Oct. 3, 1918. After being severely wounded by an enemy artillery shell in the dressing station, he remained on duty, caring for the wounded until he fainted from blood loss.

The Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame will honor seven new inductees during the 17th Cambria County Sports Hall of Fame banquet on July 14 at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center. The inductees are: • Frank Dezelan, a major league umpire for six seasons from 1966 to 1971 until a brain tumor cut short his career. • Bruce Haselrig, who joined the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Pennsylvania Chapter in 2007. Haselrig started the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling program that has since developed into a national power. He coached the college's first All-American in any sport in 1975.

The Humane Society of Cambria County has completed a six-month outdoor kennel renovation thanks in part to donations from generous supporters in Johnstown and surrounding communities. The outdoor kennel is used during the day, weather permitting, for dogs to get exercise and fresh air. The new updated system provides the dogs with more room to play. Having more space to move around and romp improves their overall behavior and therefore increases...

Well, after weeks of waiting, wiggling, complaining and a tiny bit of patience mixed with a lot of impatience, my daughter's first tooth is out. The removal came down to her decision. We had our six-month check up at our dentist and the dentist gave my kid the choice of letting nature take its course or she could just pull it out. "My tooth isn't nature. Just pull it," my kid replied. After some numbing gel, it was out. Some blood and some tears were shed. I gagged. Not many things will gross me out, but the sound of metal on teeth makes my skin crawl and stomach jump into my throat.

“A Little Night Music” goes a long way at the Cambria County Library, especially with state and federal funding cuts libraries have faced for years. “In these trying budgetary times, the library relies on the generosity of the business community as well as the community at large. By holding this event each year, we like to think that we are giving something back to the community for their money,” said Trudy Myers, public relations coordinator. “A Little Night Music at the Library does just that.

Music is a big part of Natalie Bukowski's life. Growing up, she heard her sisters Valerie and Stephanie speak highly of their experiences participating in the band at Bishop Carroll High School. "I think that was one of the reasons — all of the fun things I heard them tell stories of. I wanted to be a part of that. " It was a no-brainer for Bukowski, who has played the saxophone since the sixth grade, to follow in her sisters' steps and join the band when she got to high school.

Power of 32, a regional visioning initiative involving 32 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to create a shared vision for the region's future, has announced its next meetings in the area. Cambria County's meeting will be held July 28, from 9 a.m.-11:30 at the Somerset Trust Community Room, 116 Market St., downtown Johnstown. A Somerset County meeting was planned for July 27, from 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Somerset Church of the Brethren along Berlin Plank Road.

In 2008, 237 motorcyclists died as a result of accidents and 4,077 bikers were injured, according to livefreeridealive.com. The Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education is hoping to reduce the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities through education at their second annual Safety Day. "May is motorcycle safety awareness month," said Thomas Minana, Cambria County ABATE public relations spokesman. "Motorcycles are coming back out. We want drivers to be aware that we are on the road.